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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO<br/>
<span class=large>ST MATTHEW</span>
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CHAPTER 10
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Christ instructs, empowers, and sends the Twelve Apostles forth to preach, minister, and heal the sick—Those who receive them, receive the Lord.
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And</span> when he had <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/1a" mark="a" type="C" title="1 Ne. 12: 7 (6-7); Moro. 2: 2 (1-3); TG Delegation of Responsibility.">called</a> unto <i>him</i> his <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/1b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Apostles.">twelve</a> disciples, he gave them <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/1c" mark="c" type="S" title="GR authority over; D&C 50: 32; TG Authority; TG Jesus Christ, Power of; TG Priesthood, Power of.">power</a> <i>against</i> <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/10/1d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Spirits, Evil or Unclean; TG Uncleanness.">unclean</a> spirits, to cast them out, and to <sup>e</sup><a href="matt/10/1e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Healing.">heal</a> all manner of <sup>f</sup><a href="matt/10/1f" mark="f" type="B" title="TG Sickness.">sickness</a> and all manner of disease.
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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James <i>the son</i> of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/3a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR tax collector.">publican</a>; James <i>the son</i> of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
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Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Betrayal of.">betrayed</a> him.
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These twelve Jesus <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 28: 34; D&C 107: 35.">sent</a> forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into <i>any</i> city of the <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 9: 52.">Samaritans</a> enter ye not:
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But go rather to the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Missionary Work.">lost</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/6b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sheep.">sheep</a> of the house of Israel.
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And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/7a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR has come.">is</a> at hand.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 9: 2; D&C 84: 68.">Heal</a> the sick, cleanse the <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Leprosy.">lepers</a>, raise the dead, <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/8c" mark="c" type="A" title="D&C 84: 67.">cast</a> out devils: <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/10/8d" mark="d" type="Q" title="GR without payment; Isa. 55: 1.">freely</a> ye have received, freely <sup>e</sup><a href="matt/10/8e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Generosity.">give</a>.
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Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 10: 4; Luke 22: 35 (35-36); D&C 24: 18; D&C 84: 78.">purses</a>,
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Nor <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/10a" mark="a" type="Q" title="GR traveling bag, or beggar’s bag; Mark 6: 8.">scrip</a> for <i>your</i> journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Cor. 9: 14.">worthy</a> of his <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/10c" mark="c" type="A" title="Num. 18: 31; Luke 10: 7.">meat</a>.
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And into whatsoever city or town ye shall <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 24: 15.">enter</a>, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
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And when ye come into an house, salute it.
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And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
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And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 10: 11 (11-12); Acts 13: 51; D&C 75: 20 (19-22).">dust</a> of your <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 18: 6 (5-6); D&C 60: 15; D&C 84: 92 (92-93).">feet</a>.
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Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 16: 48.">Sodom</a> and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
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&#182; Behold, I send you forth as <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 10: 3.">sheep</a> in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/16b" mark="b" type="A" title="Jacob 6: 12; Alma 18: 22; Morm. 9: 28; D&C 111: 11.">wise</a> as serpents, and <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/16c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR guileless.">harmless</a> as doves.
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But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
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And ye shall be brought before governors and <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 119: 46; Acts 9: 15; D&C 1: 23; D&C 124: 3 (3, 16, 107).">kings</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/18b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR on account of me.">for</a> my sake, for a <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/18c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR witness to.">testimony</a> against them and the Gentiles.
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But when they deliver you up, <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/19a" mark="a" type="Q" title="GR do not be anxiously concerned; Dan. 3: 16; Acts 20: 24.">take</a> no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/19b" mark="b" type="C" title="Ex. 4: 12 (12-15); Mark 13: 11; Luke 21: 15 (14-15); D&C 24: 6; TG Teaching.">speak</a>.
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For it is not ye that speak, but the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/20a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Spirit of; TG Teaching with the Spirit.">Spirit</a> of your Father which speaketh in you.
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And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against <i>their</i> parents, and cause them to be put to death.
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And ye shall be <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/22a" mark="a" type="C" title="1 Ne. 22: 5; TG Hate; TG Martyrdom; TG Persecution.">hated</a> of all <i>men</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/22b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR because of my name.">for</a> my <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/22c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Name.">name</a>’s sake: but he that <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/10/22d" mark="d" type="C" title="Mark 13: 13; 3 Ne. 15: 9; D&C 10: 4; D&C 53: 7; TG Perseverance; TG Steadfastness.">endureth</a> to the end shall be saved.
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But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 15: 20.">disciple</a> is not above <i>his</i> master, nor the servant above his lord.
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It is enough for the disciple <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/25a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR that he become.">that</a> he be as his master, and the servant as his lord.  If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more <i>shall they call</i> them of his household?
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Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Morm. 5: 8.">covered</a>, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
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What I tell you in darkness, <i>that</i> speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, <i>that</i> preach ye upon the housetops.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 51: 7; Jer. 1: 8 (7-8); Luke 12: 4 (4-5).">fear</a> not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/28b" mark="b" type="A" title="Deut. 13: 8 (6-11); D&C 3: 7 (6-8).">fear</a> him which is able to <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/28c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Devil.">destroy</a> both <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/10/28d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Soul.">soul</a> and body in <sup>e</sup><a href="matt/10/28e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Hell.">hell</a>.
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Are not two <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/29a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Omniscience of.">sparrows</a> sold for a farthing?  and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
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But the very <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/30a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 21: 18 (17-18).">hairs</a> of your head are all numbered.
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Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/31a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 39: 3 (1-6); Ps. 37: 25; Rom. 8: 39 (35-39); 1 Ne. 17: 3 (15, 12-14); Mosiah 2: 41; D&C 121: 33.">value</a> than many <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/31b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Nature.">sparrows</a>.
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Whosoever therefore shall <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/32a" mark="a" type="R" title="GR solemnly covenant with, promise me; TG Witnesses.">confess</a> me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
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But whosoever shall <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/33a" mark="a" type="A" title="Rom. 1: 16 (15-18); 2 Tim. 2: 12 (10-15); 2 Ne. 31: 14 (12-21); D&C 101: 5 (1-5).">deny</a> me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
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Think not that I am come to send <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/34a" mark="a" type="C" title="John 7: 43; TG Peace.">peace</a> on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
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And a man’s <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/36a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Persecution.">foes</a> <i>shall be</i> they of his own <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/36b" mark="b" type="A" title="Micah 7: 6.">household</a>.
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He that <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/37a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Love.">loveth</a> father or mother <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/37b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 14: 26.">more</a> than me is not worthy of me: and he that <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/37c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Sam. 2: 29.">loveth</a> son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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And he that taketh not his <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/38a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 16: 24; Luke 9: 23; Luke 14: 27; 3 Ne. 12: 30; D&C 23: 6.">cross</a>, and followeth after me, is not <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/38b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Worthiness.">worthy</a> of me.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/39a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST Matt. 10: 34 He who seeketh to save his life  . . .">He</a> that findeth his life shall <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/39b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR sacrifice.">lose</a> it: and he that <sup>c</sup><a href="matt/10/39c" mark="c" type="C" title="Luke 9: 24 (23-26); TG Loyalty.">loseth</a> his <sup>d</sup><a href="matt/10/39d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Martyrdom; TG Self-sacrifice.">life</a> for my sake shall find it.
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&#182; He that <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/40a" mark="a" type="C" title="Luke 9: 48; Luke 10: 16; D&C 84: 36 (36-38); TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; TG Teachable.">receiveth</a> you <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/40b" mark="b" type="C" title="Ex. 16: 8; TG Hospitality.">receiveth</a> me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
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He that <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/41a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sustaining Church Leaders.">receiveth</a> a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/41b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Reward.">reward</a>; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
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And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold <i>water</i> only in the <sup>a</sup><a href="matt/10/42a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Name.">name</a> of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise <sup>b</sup><a href="matt/10/42b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mark 9: 41; D&C 84: 90.">lose</a> his reward.
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